TheRattlesnakeRanch'S MOCK DRAFT

2025 Steelers Mock 1.0

  • TheRattlesnakeRanch DRAFTING FOR THE
    Browns
Draft Selections
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (CLE)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Jared Ivey Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jared Ivey
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (CLE)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (CLE)
Kaimon Rucker
DE-EDGE North Carolina
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CLE)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CLE)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Karene Reid Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CLE)
Karene Reid
LB Utah
Ricky White III Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (CLE)
Ricky White III
WR UNLV
R.J. Mickens Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
R.J. Mickens
S Clemson
Zeek Biggers Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (CLE)
Zeek Biggers
DT Georgia Tech
Collin Oliver Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (CLE)
Collin Oliver
LB-EDGE Oklahoma State
Draft Grade — Browns
Overall B-
ValueC NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Browns found their guy under center in Ward: B-.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Browns shredded theirs for Collin Oliver. He came off 65 spots early, and the room will hear about it.

So much rides on Cam Ward that the rest of the class almost grades on a curve behind him. That is a quarterback worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want.

Quarterback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Good work on the whole, with tight end the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick2 Rnd1 Cam Ward
In slot 2 they get their quarterback of the future. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Jared Ivey
Jared Ivey at pick 33 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick67 Rnd3 Dylan Sampson
Good price on Dylan Sampson in the 67th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick94 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
A quiet steal in the Round 3 slot: Ozzy Trapilo for less than the market said. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick103 Rnd4 Kaimon Rucker
This one needs a full-page explanation: Kaimon Rucker in pick No. 103, miles early. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick165 Rnd5 Kyle McCord
Steal is underselling it; Kyle McCord at the 165th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick181 Rnd6 Quincy Riley
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Quincy Riley at pick No. 181. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick194 Rnd6 Karene Reid
A reasonable price with a little left over, Karene Reid in No. 194. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick202 Rnd6 Ricky White III
Ricky White III at the Round 6 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick216 Rnd6 R.J. Mickens
R.J. Mickens at Round 6, Pick 38 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The roster fit checks out.
Pick217 Rnd6 Zeek Biggers
They jumped the gun on Zeek Biggers, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick257 Rnd7 Collin Oliver
They reached into another round for Collin Oliver, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.